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Perhaps the most insidious presupposition in the growing attack on tenure at Canadian universities is the widely-held conviction that academic freedom is not, could never be, at risk in Canada. Therefore, the argument runs, those who defend tenure are merely […]

Study of American post-secondary education offers a balanced viewpoint on the university enterprise that we would do well to heed. Academic Duty Donald Kennedy, Cambridge: Havard University Press, 1997; 310 pp; hardcover $29.95 US Academic Duty is a thorough and […]

Montréal, Les éditions Ma Carrière, 1998, 305 p. 9,95 $ CAN (cartonné). Ce guide comprend une série de fiches techniques sur plus de 100 programmes de formation professionnelle, collégiale et universitaire offrant les meilleures perspectives d'emploi, à l'heure actuelle ou […]

Clément Lemelin, Sainte-Foy, Presses de l'Université du Québec, 1998, 617 p. 65,00 $ CAN (cartonné). Au moment où l'on repense notre système éducatif, l'auteur a voulu définir l'importance de l'éducation dans la croissance économique et le développement social. En s'appuyant […]

At the Hospital for Sick Children administrators are in the midst of a swirling controversy over academic freedom and research ethics. At the centre is one of Sick Kids' top researchers, Dr. Nancy Olivieri, a clinician at the University of […]

A series of five tongue-in-cheek pamphlets from the Association of University Staff of New Zealand (AUS) is drawing the attention of AUS members, university students, politicians, the media and the public to the government's push for a market model in […]

The acknowledgment in the June, 1998 edition of the Bulletin of our having bestowed the prestigious Prix Nicole Raymond Award on professor Claude Dionne is greatly appreciated. We ask you to note, however, that the official -- and sole -- […]

John Lowman's and Ted Palys' article in the Bulletin (June), "When Research Ethics & the Law Conflict" should be of great interest to researchers in the social sciences in general, and criminology in particular. While I understand their concern to […]

Professor Stenning's misunderstanding issues from his quoting the first part of the SFU informed consent statement out of context. The statement also says, "as a result of legal action, the researcher may be required to divulge information obtained in the […]

The Bulletin (June) opens with the headline "University Gets Back at Retired Professor." In fact, it was not the university that got back at him. It was the administration via its board of regents, as the account makes clear. "The […]

Les universités, les collèges et les instituts de la Colombie-Britannique se partageront 26 millions de dollars, une hausse de crédits annoncée dans le budget de la province. Cette hausse comprend également 17,5 millions de dollars qui serviront à la création […]

Adoption d'une hausse de 25 $ de la cotisation des membres à la retraite. Adoption de l'Énoncé de principes sur l'évaluation anticipée du rendement d'un administrateur universitaire. Adoption de l'Énoncé de principes sur l'évaluation anonyme de l'enseignement par les étudiants. […]